No. 10 Hewlett-Packard: HP has had a variety of self-inflicted problems that haven’t made it loved by consumers or businesses. What they said: “HP may also be the most mismanaged major company in the U.S., which gives shareholders a reason to turn on it as well.”

No. 10 Hewlett-Packard: HP has had a variety of self-inflicted problems that haven’t made it loved by consumers or businesses. What they said: “HP may also be the most mismanaged major company in the U.S.,

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No. 9 Sears Holding Corp.: Customers don’t rate the retailer highly, and even worse, the company is falling behind its main competitions Target and Wal-Mart. What they said: “The company has the second worst score of any large discount retailer, better only than Walmart. Employees of both Sears and Kmart stores also rate their experience at the company as poor.”

No. 9 Sears Holding Corp.: Customers don’t rate the retailer highly, and even worse, the company is falling behind its main competitions Target and Wal-Mart. What they said: “The company has the second

No. 8 Nokia: Remember when you wanted to buy a Nokia phone? The company has gone from customer favorite to an outsider quickly. What they said: “A greater failure for the company has been its tremendous disaster in the smartphone market, where its brand and distribution muscle should have given it some advantages."

No. 8 Nokia: Remember when you wanted to buy a Nokia phone? The company has gone from customer favorite to an outsider quickly. What they said: “A greater failure for the company has been its tremendous

No. 7 American Airlines: Airline companies have had a tough few years, but American Airlines might have had it the worst. The company went into bankruptcy last year due to the sluggish economy. What they said: “AMR, parent of American Airlines, has, in a remarkably short period of time, ruined its relationships with shareholders, bondholders, pilots, customers, suppliers, and most of its other employees.”

No. 7 American Airlines: Airline companies have had a tough few years, but American Airlines might have had it the worst. The company went into bankruptcy last year due to the sluggish economy. What they said:

No. 6 Research In Motion: Like Nokia, RIM has struggled to keep pace with Apple, Samsung and other cutting-edge manufacturers. What they said: “After the launch of the BlackBerry Storm, which was roundly criticized by consumers, RIM was unable to release a consumer product that attracted any meaningful sales. Several service outages further harmed its reputation and angered customers.”

No. 6 Research In Motion: Like Nokia, RIM has struggled to keep pace with Apple, Samsung and other cutting-edge manufacturers. What they said: “After the launch of the BlackBerry Storm, which was roundly

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No. 5 Citigroup: Banks are generally not loved by consumers. Citigroup has struggled to pull itself out of the financial crisis. What they said: “The recovery of Citi’s shares since the global financial meltdown has been far worse than its major competitors. Citi’s relationship with its customers has also been awful.”

No. 5 Citigroup: Banks are generally not loved by consumers. Citigroup has struggled to pull itself out of the financial crisis. What they said: “The recovery of Citi’s shares since the global financial

No. 4 Facebook: Facebook has done plenty to anger the millions of users, and the privacy concerns have also dirty the company’s reputation. What they said: “Facebook has had customer satisfaction issues for some time, but recently did a particularly good job of alienating a portion of its nearly one billion members."

No. 4 Facebook: Facebook has done plenty to anger the millions of users, and the privacy concerns have also dirty the company’s reputation. What they said: “Facebook has had customer satisfaction issues for

No. 3 T-Mobile: The company was nearly bought by AT&T, but it was left at the altar after the Justice Department raised issues with the deal. The company has been struggling since. What they said: “T-Mobile’s 4G network in the U.S. lags the other three carriers, and customer satisfaction is tied with AT&T mobility as the worst among wireless carriers.”

No. 2 Dish Network Corp.: The company has only a fraction of the television provider market, but it’s still managed to be ranked among the worst companies. What they said: “Dish’s remarkably poor customer service ratings show up in more than one survey.”

No. 2 Dish Network Corp.: The company has only a fraction of the television provider market, but it’s still managed to be ranked among the worst companies. What they said: “Dish’s remarkably poor customer

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No. 1 J.C. Penney: The retailer has been working to reinvent itself over the past year, but it doesn’t have too many fans at the moment. What they said: “J.C. Penney went from being a mediocre national retailer with modest challenges to one of the great public company management disasters of the last few years.”

No. 1 J.C. Penney: The retailer has been working to reinvent itself over the past year, but it doesn’t have too many fans at the moment. What they said: “J.C. Penney went from being a mediocre national